Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes on Tuesday, July 11, 2017
This was one of the first recipes that started my love of cooking. This quickly became a family holiday favorite recipe, and my family still make it for their holiday meals.

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Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads on Tuesday, July 11, 2017
This traditional pasta salad can be a little sweet for some people, I would go a little scant on the sugar.

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Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads/Dressing on Monday, July 10, 2017
Ingredients
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
2 tablespoons freshly chopped chives
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions
- whisk all ingredients together
- If you don't have fresh herbs you can substitute 1 tablespoon each of dried parsley and chives for the fresh
Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads/Dressing on Monday, July 10, 2017
Ingredients
1/4 cup (60 mL) cider vinegar
1 tsp (5 mL) Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 1/2 Tbsp (25 mL) maple syrup or honey
1/4 cup (60 mL) olive oil
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a shake-able container or whisk together in a bowl.
- Serve over quinoa or green salad.
Posted in /Cooking/Entrees/Vegetarian on Monday, July 10, 2017
I stumbled upon this recipe by accident when I happened to have leftover pumpkin puree. It wasn't enough puree for pie or cookies so I went looking for something I could use the leftovers in.

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